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Thoemmes, Felix; Liao, Wang; Jin, Ze – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2017
This article describes the analysis of regression-discontinuity designs (RDDs) using the R packages rdd, rdrobust, and rddtools. We discuss similarities and differences between these packages and provide directions on how to use them effectively. We use real data from the Carolina Abecedarian Project to show how an analysis of an RDD can be…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Research Design, Robustness (Statistics), Computer Software
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Ellinger, Andrea D.; McWhorter, Rochell – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2016
This article introduces the concept of qualitative case study research as empirical inquiry. It defines and distinguishes what a case study is, the purposes, intentions, and types of case studies. It then describes how to determine if a qualitative case study is the preferred approach for conducting research. It overviews the essential steps in…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Research Design, Data Collection
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Shadish, William R.; Hedges, Larry V.; Horner, Robert H.; Odom, Samuel L. – National Center for Education Research, 2015
The field of education is increasingly committed to adopting evidence-based practices. Although randomized experimental designs provide strong evidence of the causal effects of interventions, they are not always feasible. For example, depending upon the research question, it may be difficult for researchers to find the number of children necessary…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Case Studies, Research Design, Observation
Landolfi, Adrienne M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
As accountability measures continue to increase within education, public school systems have integrated standards-based evaluation systems to formally assess professional practices among educators. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent in which the communication process between evaluators and teachers impacts teacher performance…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Teaching Models, Accountability
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van Nes, Fenna; Doorman, Michiel – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2010
Mathematics education researchers conducting instruction experiments using a design research methodology are challenged with the analysis of often complex and large amounts of qualitative data. In this paper, we present two case studies that show how multimedia analysis software can greatly support video data analysis and theory development in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Computer Software
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Armstrong, Victoria; Barnes, Sally; Sutherland, Rosamund; Curran, Sarah; Mills, Simon; Thompson, Ian – Educational Review, 2005
This paper discusses the results of a research project which aimed to capture, analyse and communicate the complex interactions between students, teachers and technology that occur in the classroom. Teachers and researchers used an innovative research design developed through the InterActive Education Project (Sutherland et al., 2003). Video case…
Descriptors: Research Design, Researchers, Research Methodology, Computer Software
Slawson, Dean A.; And Others – 1988
This study explores an approach to the evaluation of expert system shells using case studies. The methodology and some of the results of an evaluation of the prototype development of an expert system using the shell "M1" are detailed, including a description of the participants and the project, the data collection process and materials,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Schwabe, Robert A. – 1993
Interest in Total Quality Management (TQM) at institutions of higher education has been stressed in recent years as an important area of activity for institutional researchers. Two previous AIR Forum papers have presented some of the statistical and graphical methods used for TQM. This paper, the third in the series, first discusses some of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Charts, Colleges, Computer Software